Hip joint access using a circumferential wire and balloon
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May 13, 2014
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Oct 13, 2011
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Dec 2, 2010
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Dec 4, 2009
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The devices disclosed herein can provide access to the central compartment by accessing the medial-inferior side of the acetabulum, where a gap in the labrum exists. A distending device access the peripheral compartment of a hip joint. The device can then be circumferentially looped around the femoral head, and further tightened. Tightening the circumferential device can cause a balloon of the device to be placed within the gap. The balloon may then be inflated within the gap to distend the femoral head from the acetabulum.
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